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  Community Organization Can Reduce, Negate Impact of Alcohol Outlets on Neighborhood Violence

  August 22, 2011 — The density of businesses that sell alcohol in a community has been tied to local levels of violence, but new research has found that the influence depends on the nature of the community. More stable ... > full story
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  Impulsive Alcoholics Likely to Die Sooner

  August 18, 2011 — Alcohol and impulsivity are a dangerous mix: People with current drinking problems and poor impulse control are more likely to die in the next 15 years, a new study suggests. However, they could get ... > full story
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  Moderate Drinking May Protect Against Alzheimer's and Cognitive Impairment, Study Suggests

  August 16, 2011 — Moderate social drinking may significantly reduce the risk of dementia and cognitive impairment, suggests a new analysis of 143 ... > full story
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  How Excess Alcohol Depresses Immune Function

  August 15, 2011 — Alcoholism suppresses the immune system, resulting in a high risk of serious, and even life-threatening infections. A new study shows that this effect stems largely from alcohol's toxicity to immune ... > full story
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  Linking Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor to Alcohol Dependence

  August 15, 2011 — Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) regulates neuronal plasticity. Researchers have found high serum BDNF levels among alcohol-dependent (AD) but abstinent individuals that do not correlate with ... > full story
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  The Aldehyde Dehydrogenase-2 Polymorphism Affects Alcohol Dependence Differently by Gender

  August 15, 2011 — Gender differences exist in the prevalence, characteristics, and course of alcohol dependence (AD). Polymorphisms of alcohol dehydrogenase-1B (ADH1B) and aldehyde dehydrogenase-2 (ALDH2) are strong ... > full story
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  Alcohol Interferes With the Restorative Functions of Sleep

  August 15, 2011 — Alcohol is known to increase slow-wave sleep during the first half of sleep, but then become disruptive. A new study of the relationship between sleep and heart rate variability (HRV) during sleep ... > full story
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  Heavy Drinkers Have Poor Dietary Habits

  August 15, 2011 — Excessive drinking and an unbalanced diet are two preventable contributors to health problems. A new study of adults in Spain has found that heavy drinking, binge drinking, a preference for spirits, ... > full story
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  New Definition of Addiction: Addiction Is a Chronic Brain Disease, Not Just Bad Behavior or Bad Choices

  August 15, 2011 — When people see compulsive and damaging behaviors in friends or family members -- or public figures such as celebrities or politicians -- they often focus only on the substance use or behaviors as ... > full story
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  Dark Beer Has More Iron Than Pale Beer or Non-Alcoholic Beer

  August 11, 2011 — Researchers have analyzed 40 brands of beer, discovering that dark beer has more free iron than pale and non-alcoholic beers. Iron is essential to the human diet, but also helps oxidize the organic ... > full story

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